Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Gary Bobcats (Gary, TX) and the host Shelbyville Dragons (Shelbyville, TX), saw Gary's basketball squad knock off Shelbyville by a count of 39-31.

With the victory, Gary upgrades its record to 9-12 on the campaign. The Bobcats host Tenaha (Tenaha, TX) to play the Tigers in a 2A Region III District 23 challenge on Tuesday, December 19. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 16-4.

Next up, the Dragons play the Wells Pirates (Wells, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 19. Shelbyville will attempt to upgrade on its 9-7 season record. The Pirates come into the challenge with a 4-9 record after their 76-29 league loss to Slocum (Elkhart, TX).